The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-08-25
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest F rom Both Sides
of the Divide.

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Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
The foot race between Reed and Dun
bar last Monday at Great Falls was won
by the former. Stakes nominal.
A slight fire at Great Falls last Mon
day was caused by the burning of a sign
outside of John Burke's lodging house.
The Butte Miners Union picnic at
Columbia Gardens, last Sunday, was at
tended by an enormous crowd, and was
a highly enjoyable affair.
Nehemiah Morrison, prairie dog hun
ter on the Dearborn, was killed by light
ming about the 1st inst, but his body was
not found until a few days ago.
Joseph r. Clary, two years of age and
youngest child of Thomas Clary, of Sun
River, Mont, was accidentally drowned
in an irrigating ditch near their home,
last Sunday.
| William Sell, railroad grader on the
Montana Central, last NJ Mondav swora out
complaint against one Mulligan, at
Butte, for robbing him of $50 and SUM-
dry valuables, at Woodville.
The different committees have raised
about $4,000 in Butte for the widows and
orphans of the men recently killed in the
Gould & Curry. The grand total of col
lections for this object will reach $4,000.
Last Monday morning, the examina-
ton OF Charles A. Clayton, charged with
the killing of 2. G. Maddux, near Mel
rose, was resumed in Judge Lippincott's s
court at Butte, and the prisoner was
held without bail.
The citizens of Boulder should be on
the lookout for petty thieves and bur-
glars. The cars will be bringing the
rough element in few days. The Hell
ena papers report an epidemic of petty
thievery and highway robbery Boulder
Sentinel.
Last Friday as Press Lewis, freight
er, was passing Marias river, his mules
were forcibly taken by man named F.
Shick, who tied them up. Lewis when
ho arrived at Fort Benton, swore out a
against against Shick for grand larceny
and he is now lodged in jail
Last Tuesday morning a man named
Alfred Kriser, was found lying at the
bottom of railroad cut, near Butte, in
dying condition. His horse was found
dead beside him. Horse and rider had
been precipitated over the embankment
in the darkness of the night before.
Lille Morris, who attempted suicide in
Butte some time siace by taking NOR
phine, but was resuscitated, died last
Sunday morning from the effects of the
poison in her system. She was but 18
years old and has been an actress at the
Comlque for six months. Her family re-
sides in San Francisco.
Billings Gazette: Ryan Bros, the well
known cattle men whose range is on the
Musselshell, have ordered $50 cattle cars
at Rosebud and Junction. They have
several contracts for stock cattle to fill at
Mandan, one of them calls for 1000 head
of young COWS with calves by their side
at price of 1927 for COW and calf. They
also send fifty cars of beef to Chicago.
Express Messenger Bonnet was arrest
ed last Saturday at Pocatello on suspi-
cion of being implicated in the express
robbery of $4,000 dollars which was in
transit from the Omaha National bank
Clark & Larabie's bank in Butte. Ben
net had the express run from Green river
to Pocatello, and has made one trip since
the robbery. He vehemently protests his
1uuOCSuCc.
A man named Frank Packstein, a ped
dler,with team, formerly of Fort Benton,
while on his road from Great Falls, about
half way, last Sunday night, was set up
on by eight men, supposed to belong to
railroad camp in that vicinity, and rob-
bed, maltreated and beaten in most
shameful manner. He has returned to
the scene of the trouble accompanied by
the sheriff. He thinks he knows their
and can identify all of them.
Inter Mountain, Aug. Goth: Last ev-
ening W. NJ. Cairns, superintendent of
the Rocky Mountain Telegraph company
got back from Stuart where he went to
repair break in the line which occurred
The night before. The cause of the break
was supposed to nave been a storm the